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The Role of Diplomacy in Combating Terrorism: Selected U.S THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR TERRORISM STUDIES The Role of Diplomacy in Combating Terrorism: Selected U.S. Perspectives November 2017 Table of Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Professor Yonah Alexander .............................................................................................................. 1 Selected U.S. Perspectives .................................................................................................................... 6 Ambassador (Ret.) Charles Ray ...................................................................................................... 6 Ambassador (Ret.) Jo Ellen Powell ................................................................................................ 9 Ambassador (Ret.) Edward Marks ............................................................................................... 12 Ambassador (Ret.) Robert Hunter ................................................................................................ 15 Ambassador (Ret.) Marcelle M. Wahba ...................................................................................... 18 Ambassador (Ret.) Theodore Kattouf .......................................................................................... 22 Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins ................................................................................................... 25 Ambassador (Ret.) Ronald Neumann .......................................................................................... 28 Disclaimer The authors, editors, and the research staff cannot be held responsible for errors or any consequences arising from the use of infor- mation contained in this publication. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the institutions associated with this report. Copyright © 2017 by the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies Directed by Professor Yonah Alexander. All rights re- served. No part of this report may be reproduced, stored, or distributed without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. Please contact the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22203 Tel. 703-562-4513, 703-525-0770 ext. 237 Fax 703-525-0299 [email protected] www.potomacinstitute.org www.terrorismelectronicjournal.org www.iucts.org Cover Image: Lightspring/Shutterstock.com with additional design by Alex Taliesen The Role of Diplomacy in Combating Terrorism 1 Introduction Professor Yonah Alexander Director, Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies and Senior Fellow, Potomac Insti- tute for Policy Studies Terrorism is as old as history. In modern times there are four major challenges pro- jected by state and non-state acts of violence that are contrary to the laws of armed conflict and warfare. These concerns relate to the safety, rights, and welfare of individ- uals and defined communities; the stability of geopolitical structures of nations; sus- tained health of economic development and prosperity; and the expansion and perhaps even the survival of democracies. Thus, the dire impact of the globalization and brutalization of terrorism on all con- temporary societies will ultimately determine not only perpetual security costs in human lives and property but also the future preservation of fundamental civilized values, such as freedom and justice as well as individual and group rights. The key question then is whether the international community is capable of crafting adequate responses to terrorism, diffusing expanding conflicts regionally and inter-re- gionally, engaging in constructive peace processes, and striking a delicate balance be- tween security measures and democratic value systems. Indeed, the response to this question is most complicated, partly because each state defines “terrorism” unilaterally on the basis of its own domestic and foreign relations considerations. There is, however, some universal agreement as to the unlawful nature of attacks directed against non-combatants. Similarly, there appears to emerge a broad consensus among concerned nations regarding a wide range of counterterrorism struc- tures, resources, and implementation of policies and actions. Among the utilized measures frequently mentioned are legislation, law enforcement, intelligence, scientific and technological capabilities, economic and military responses, and, finally, diplomacy and international cooperation strategies. The purpose of this report is to focus specifically on the role of diplomacy in combat- ing terrorism relevant to experiences of the United States and their implications inter- nationally. Diplomacy: Some Perspectives The literature on the nature of diplomacy and its continuous role in world affairs is infinite. Consider the following selected examples cited by theologians, historians, phi- losophers, and practitioners from antiquity to modernity: - “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than that taketh a city” (Proverbs, 16:32). - “If they desire peace give them peace and trust in God” (The Koran, 8:61). - “Diplomacy without arms is music without instruments” (Frederick the Great, 1712-1786). - “When my profession fails, yours has to come to the rescue” (Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, 1754-1838). 2 The Role of Diplomacy in Combating Terrorism - “Influence is founded on seven specific diplomatic virtues, namely truthfulness, precision, calm, good temper, patience, modesty, and loyalty” (Sir Harold Nicol- son, 1886-1968). - “In diplomacy, the more powerful the nation, the more amenable it should be to reason and negotiations. Such an attitude would make for peace and avoid war” (Carlos Peña Romulo, October 24, 1949). - “All diplomacy is continuation of war by other means” (Zhou Enlai, 1954). - “Diplomacy is strategy’s twin” (Anthony Eden, The Reckoning: the memoirs of An- thony Eden, Earl of Avon, 1965). Among the American perspectives, mention should be made of the following: - “Diplomacy is utterly useless where there is no force behind it” (Theodore Roose- velt, address to the Naval War College, New Port, Rhode Island, 2 June 1897). - “Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international understandings of any kind, but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and in public view” (Woodrow Wilson, address to Congress, 8 January 1918). - “Diplomacy…embraces every phase of national power and every phased national dealing” (George F. Kennan, 1947). - “Diplomacy has rarely been able to gain at the conference table what cannot be gained or held on the battlefield” (General Walter Bedell Smith, US Army, 1954). - “Diplomacy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone would fail” (John F. Kennedy, 1961). - “He lied. I knew he lied and he knew I knew he lied. That was diplomacy” (Rear Admiral Williams Wirt Kimball, USN, 1848-1930, of U.S. Negotiations with the Mexican Minister to Nicaragua). - “Successful diplomacy, like successful marriage, is not much publicized” (John Paton Davies, Jr., The New York Times, 23 May 1963). Regardless of the divergent views on diplomacy’s characteristics, the indisputable fact is its critical role in statecraft. For example, during President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia in May 2017, he utilized ecumenical diplomacy in advancing various interfaith approaches that can help practically in ending terrorism in the name of God.1 Similarly, American diplomats have directly or indirectly been involved in peace pro- cesses around the world, such as in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan, to mention a few. Finally, it should be emphasized that any role of American diplomacy undertaken is under the barrel of the gun. For example, 38 years ago, on November 4, 1979, Iranian radicals seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 66 American diplomats and em- bassy personnel hostage. Although 13 captives were shortly released and another in July 1980, it took until January 20, 1981, 444 days, for the remaining 52 to be freed. Despite the Tehran experience, it was only following the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi in 1998 that a major turning point evolved in addressing the concern of protecting diplomatic missions abroad. Thus, Regional 1 Alexander, Yonah and Sharon Layani. “President Trump’s ecumenical diplomacy.” The Times of Israel, 19 May 2017. http://www.timesofisrael.com/president-trumps-ecumenical-diplomacy/ The Role of Diplomacy in Combating Terrorism 3 Security Officers (RSO) placed overseas in hundreds of locations provided greater defense for U.S. personnel, their families, and facilities. Administered by the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), these special agents also serve as primary laisons with foreign policy and security agencies in support of American law enforcement initiatives and investigations. These and related activities continue today. As this report goes to press, the latest incidents include a “covert sonic device” tar- geting American diplomats in Havana and the suicide bombing in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter in 2017. Academic Context and Acknowledgements In view of the multiple security challenges to international peace and order posed by the intensification of terrorist attacks for over the past half-century, governmental, in- tergovernmental, and nongovernmental bodies have
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